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MANAGER, EMERGENCY RESPONSE

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ABOUT AMERICARES

AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs and supports long-term health care programs. In times of epic disaster, daily struggle or civil conflict, AmeriCares restores health and saves lives by delivering donated medicines and medical supplies to people in need in the United States and around the world. Since our founding in 1982, AmeriCares has provided more than $10.5 billion in aid to nearly 150 countries.

SUMMARY

AmeriCares Emergency Response program delivers medical assistance and other relief to people affected by natural disasters, civil conflict and disease outbreaks around the world and in the United States. The organization responds to over 20 incidents each year, including major disasters such as the Japan earthquake-tsunami, Haiti earthquake, and Horn of Africa Famine, as well as regional and localized events that never make the headlines but devastate lives. AmeriCares emergency response activities stand on five programmatic pillars: organizational readiness, preparedness, proactive response, transition to reconstruction & long-term programming, and accountability & learning.

The Emergency Response (ER) Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing responses and for helping AmeriCares organize and prepare for relief efforts. The Manager will collaborate with members of the Emergency Response Working Group, which is comprised of staff from program units across the organization. In addition, the position works closely with the Post-Emergency Programs Unit which manages longer-term programming and reconstruction initiatives, and the Global Partnerships teams which deliver medical assistance on an on-going basis to partners in 40 countries, many of which are disaster prone. The ER Manager will be based in Stamford, CT with frequent deployment overseas and in the US.

*For complete position details and req’s, click here:

http://www.americares.org/aboutus/jobs/careers/manager-emergency-response.html


Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in development, public health, medicine, or related field; or 5 years professional experience in the same area
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience coordinating programs related to emergency response work, with preference for technical expertise in the health sector
  • Ability and willingness to deploy on short notice and for periods of approximately 3-4 months. Prepared for up to 50% of time to be spent in the field
  • Experience in project design, implementation and monitoring & evaluation
  • Experience living/working in disaster settings or resource-poor communities
  • History of building partnerships—working effectively and respectfully with host country governments, local and international NGOs, and the private sector in complex environments
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills in English, including report and proposal writing and editing
  • Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.


Contact Details

Contact:
Mary Jo Loparco
Telephone:
203-658-9500
Email:
mloparco@americares.org

Application Instructions

For full position details, req's and how to apply, visit our url at:

http://www.americares.org/aboutus/jobs/careers/manager-emergency-response.html

or

Send your resume and cover letter to: Opportunities@AmeriCares.org

Please include in the subject: RW-ACER

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